Deviation means how far from the normal. The Standard Deviation is a measure of how spread out numbers are. Its symbol is σ (the greek letter sigma) The formula is easy: it is the square root of the Variance. So now you ask, "What's the Variance?" The Variance is defined as: The average of the squared differences from the Mean.
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'Of' is probably the most used preposition here, but preference is context-dependent. 'A price on' connotes 'a price set/levied on' (probably not the actual words) and is more seller-orientated. 'The price for' is nuanced less towards the involvement of the seller, and more towards the product (or even buyer). The price for it / for me to get it.